ES
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Amazing trip, perfect organization!
Traveling to Zimbabwe with Vayeni has been the best decision that we took. We have been for 3 weeks in the country and visited amazing places (Mana Pools, Hwange, Great Zimbabwe,Gonarezhou, Matopos, Vumba, Nyanga). Suzanne has been a star helping us with all the planning and organizing. She helped us making our dream trip come through, selecting hotels and campsites that were perfect for the group. Her professionality, her quick response to our requests has been extraordinary all along (before and during the trip). We recommend Vayeni to everyone who wants to visit Zimbabwe! Thanks Vayeni!
They are the best to offer tours! My experience was one of the best.
The communication was very much ok.The service was excellent
CZ
20-35 years of age
Amazing experience, trip of a lifetime. Best holiday I've ever had.
Booked with live risky for i had heard they do a bit of adrenaline activities and the food side of the tour was meant to be amazing. And they sure did deliver. Was very pleasant to deal with Hennie who owns live risky, and made us feel good about booking with them. He was a great guy in person to, and showed us the best time we have ever had on a holiday. All the accomodation was excellent that we stayed in, and the restaurants OMG amazing. All the restaurants were hand picked by Hennie, and he sure does have allot of knowledge on food, for he owned a few restaurants in the past.
Zimbabwe was awesome for adrenaline activities and Botswana so good for Safaris.
Everything about this tour was spot on, Well done Hennie and the crew for hosting the best holiday of our lives.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing guides and professional service
After much research with many companies, my friends and I decided to go with Godfrey with African Traits and we could not have been more happy. We hiked the Lemosho route (7 days) of Mt Kilimanjaro and did a 5 day safari. We compared many companies for not just cost, but also the services included, guide's experience, route options, quality of group gear, quality of meals, success rate, handling medical emergencies, and how they treat their porters.
Our first impression of Godfrey via email was very positive. He answered questions promptly, thoroughly, and with all the information we were looking for. He personally picked us up from the airport, which was so reassuring when traveling to a foreign country. We immediately could tell he ran a quality company, with great vehicles, excellent English, and booking us our hotel room. He even drove us to town to find a sim card for our cell phone and told us to wait in the car so he could get a better rate then if they charged us the "American" rate. He constantly was looking to help us in all of our needs.
The next day, he met with us to further review the hike itinerary, answer questions, and get any personal gear that we did not have. We felt so comfortable and ready for the hike after getting this additional gear and confirming the type of food and drinks we would have on the hike.
The hike was amazing. Our guide and assistant guide went above and beyond to provide an experience that we will remember for a lifetime. For example, our assistant guide offered to take one of our camera's to take pictures of us. This was SOOO helpful, especially on summit day, when you are so tired that you don't want to do anything but get to the top. The also let us know what to expect each day, what to wear, and did a medical check each night. The group gear was top quality, the meals were fantastic (actually better than all the restaurants we visited), and the porters were amazing.
We also did the safari with African Traits and it was incredible. We decided to do tent camping, but the last night we stayed in a lodge. (The lodge was 5 star, and the tents were...tents.) In the tent camp sites, we had lions visit one night, baboons steal our powdered milk one afternoon, and zebras grazing one day. Very much in the middle of it all. We always felt safe and our guide told us how to keep safe as well. But if that is too much nature for you, go with the lodges.
We saw every animal you think of when you think African safari: lions eating a wildebeest, a cheetah stalk and kill a gazelle, elephants, zebras, giraffes, hippos, black rhino, leopard, jackels, hyenas, ostriches, baboons, fox, antelope, warthog, impala, widebeest, birds of all variety, crocodiles, pink flamingo, etc. And not only did we see these animals, but herds and flocks of them walking right next to our vehicle. The vehicle was a really nice Toyota Land Cruiser Safari. It had a pop-up roof with 8 seats (we only had 5 in our group plus the guide.) We never had vehicle problems, but other groups that we met had flat tires multiple times. Our guide was very knowledgeable about the animals and culture. The cook was great for all our meals.
Seriously, you should contact Godfrey with African Safari. You will have amazing experiences with his company!
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
amazing, great value
An incredible 3 weeks that I will never forget: 19 day combination tour. This is a budget safari offer...no champagne or fluffy bathrobes -- exactly what I was looking for. Three weeks on the road, mostly one-night stays in each place, seeing incredible sights, incredible wild life. We opted for the accommodated version (most meals with the group on the road and at the campsites) -- accommodations were mostly awesome (one dud, but let's face it... options are limited in some areas). Food was good and tasty... but again, I'm here for safari, not 5-star meals.
We camped two nights. Equipment was perfectly fine... easy to set up, take down, comfortable.
Best: itinerary, wild life, fellow travelers
Least: We were the only ones who were accommodated/in lodges, so there were some disconnnects. But they are fixing that -- 2017 tours will be either all campers or all accommodated.
Visited August 2016
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Horrible experience... Do not recommend!
Please avoid and avoid!!!! No customer service and they are running their " office" in a hut in their garden. Really scary!!! Suing them now so cannot too much!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A company that totally lives up to it's name - truly extraordinary!!
I am normally loathe to recommend people or businesses because I feel that everyone will have a different point of view or perception of what is good or excellent. I make an exception regarding Extraordinary Africa because however you look at it everything they do is exceptional.
Communications were timely, detailed, incredibly helpful and well presented. They really understood what I wanted and they went the extra mile to deliver it. The levels of service from Extraordinary Africa and everyone they booked for us was exceptional. The trip exceeded all expectations. I'm sure we will be back again as a family and it will definitely be with the help of Extraordinary Africa.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best Safari Company in Tanzania
Gideon Tanzania Safari is the absolute BEST safari company. They are dedicated, friendly, knowledgeable, and trustworthy. I wend on a 10-day safari with then in January, and it was one of the best experiences of my life. Gideon and his team are amazing!
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great budget experience
We booked a budget safari for 6 days and the mount Kenya trek on Sirimon route. Everything went really great from the very first day. During the safari, our guide Joshua was really helpful and gave us all the information we needed. This enable us to see the Big 5 of Kenya. Our mountain guide Joseph was also great in all aspects as well as our cooks Douglas and Nafali. I absolutely recommend Jocky tours.
HT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
awesome safari
it was just great. they were on time to pick me up. the service was good. the driver was very nice, he managed to take us a far as possible to see as much as possible. we have seen the big five and many more. for the price it was just perfect. loved it!!!